ART & P0ETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER

Today, June 20, 2025, we celebrate the summer solstice. The point in time when we will face the longest day of the year. The above painting says it all. The sky is filled with clouds today. The dew point is extremely high. We were promised rain for last night, but I guess the meteorologists don’t hold the strings to what really happens. From here on out the days will grow shorter. God has blessed me with another year in the books, so I plan to water my plants before they fade and die. What will you do?

Soft, buttery shades of yellow melt in the summer sun.

Retreating from the face of God, finding a place to run.

As life moves forth on this planet, we pray it’s for the best.

Our hearts fill with disappointment – we cannot pass every test.

We flounder in the summer days – hanging on to our last hope.

We place our thoughts of life on hold as we struggle now to cope.

The day is at its highest peak, soon all the flowers will fade.

Welcome the glory of its heat or search for refreshing shade.

The days will grow much shorter now and winter will take its place.           

Seconds of our lives are counted – God will show His shining face.

When we surrender to Jesus, our lives will then be fulfilled.

He’ll take our hand and lead us home where all our fears will be stilled.